Superman #32

(January-February 1945)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Superman; Batman; Boy Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Superman's Search for Clark Kent! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dr. J. Stokel; Ladislow Bulge (circus strong man); Van Gildedge; Mart Mink (villain, introduction); Squiffy (villain)

Synopsis

Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue, but, instead, ends up with temporary amnesia and he forgets his secret identity.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Schwartz first claimed this script credit in an interview in a 1990 issue of the FLORIDA TIMES.
Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947). Schwartz used the name Vernon Woodrum when writing comics.
Superman's cape "S" symbol is yellow on red.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime on Skis! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ? (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Heron (Ski Valley manager); Kenn (death); Professor Crane; Detective Drake; Mr. Kite (bird trainer); Joe Black Eagle; Clip Gimmick (villain); Ted Swan (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore, and discovers a gang of crooks using this "bird" to scare off patrons so they can successfully smuggle out stolen furs.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Grandpa Peters / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Pencils

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Inks

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Colors

?

Letters

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Seven hundred and ninety nine...

Genre

humor

Characters

Grandpa Peters

Bomb Trap (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as Jesse Merlan)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Second page on inside back cover.

[Monkey Business] (Table of Contents: 9)

Lois Lane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Jerry)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe)

Inks

Don Komisarow

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; adventure

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [as Clark Kent]; Perry White; unnamed ventriloquist (villain)

Synopsis

Lois is assigned to cover a story at the City Park Zoo, but runs into a group of park pickpockets that changes the angle of the story.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn and Rich Morrissey, inker identification by Bob Hughes.

Story title from Archives reprint. Credits changed to match credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm -- Look at Peterson!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Toys of Treachery! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mrs. Withers-Wade; The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott; Monsieur Printemps] (villain)

Synopsis

The Toyman, having read up on the French Revolution, discovers that many rich noblemen, before being seized and executed, hid their treasures in a variety of things. Superman must stop the diabolical genius from actually succeeding in seizing that loot.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Inker identification by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)